South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (1999)

What must be the bluest animated musical on record, SOUTH PARK:
BIGGER, LONGER, AND UNCUT, AKA POTTY MOUTH: THE MOVIE, is a very
good, *very* funny absurdist comedy about free speech and the ex-
treme consequences of blame-shifting. Every bad word in the book
is included here, as are numerous racial, political, and celebri-
ty slams. (Bill Gates gets a bullet in the head!) There's blood
and guts and barf and poop; yellow snow, talking sex organs, and
even bedroom banter between Satan and Saddam Hussein. (They're
lovers, of course.) As proven in last year's far-less-polished,
live-action ORGAZMO, filmmakers Matt Stone and Trey Parker don't
appear to hold anything sacred. (I dread their definition of "too
far.") The plot involves an "R"-rated flick from Canada (ASSES ON
FIRE) that the boys sneak into see. Fascinated by the f-word and
its many variations-- all of which are spoken in the movie-- they
quickly spread the word. As the stream of profanity and resulting
outrage grows, the kid's moms start a campaign to blame... Canada.
From there, the government imprisons ASSES' actors, war breaks out
when the Canucks bomb the Baldwins (!), and Satan and his sweetie
see an opportunity to rule aboveground. Add Kenny's adventures in
the afterlife, another boy's search to find the clitoris, and at
least a dozen musical numbers-- most of 'em show-stoppers-- and
you're sure to be in tears (or frothing at the mouth) at one of
the year's most inspired and anarchistic comedies. Go ahead, take
your mother. In addition to the regulars from the Comedy Central
television series-- which I've never seen-- voice credits include
Brent Spiner, Minnie Driver, Dave Foley, Eric Idle, and, huh huh
huh huh, Mike Judge. (Rated "R"/~90 min.)
Grade: B
Copyright 1999 by Michael J. Legeros
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